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A Batch OF Conundrums.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / would like
10 know why Gems. Sherman and Grant mis-
treated Gen. Granger VIII some Fourth Corps
soldier explain?
Some time ago read in newspaper an obitu-
airy of Brig. Gen. w. B. Hazen, in which Gen.
ID. S. Stanley was denounced for alleged mis-
treatment Of Gen. Hazen, and was spoken of
as a man Of very incorporate habits. / did
not believe this.
Recently heard a graduate say in her ora
ton that Gen. ii. q. Wright said to Gen. Sheri-
dan, az Cedar Creek, "This army is whipped"
Did Gen. Wright ever say any such thing?
think he did not, but wonld like TO know for a
fact.
Who can give me roster OF the Seventh
Corps under Gen. +. Steele?
Who can give me the organization of the
Thirteenth Corps under Gen. Gordon GrangerI
Can some former member Of the First Corps
give me description of the appearance Of Maj.
Gen. Abner Doubleday?
Where did Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert 20 after
he left tho command of the cavalry under
Sheridan I'D. A. MCCLUNG, Leipsic, o.
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Its Advantages.

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who was holding forth to an assemblage Of men
on the advantage of belonging to society
of which he was President" Gintlemin,
couldn't begin to tell we half the privileges ap-
pertainin' to a MEMBERSHIP in this society, but
I'll thry to tell ye few. First, whin ye are
sick, it'll not be pertaters an 'tay yen be git
tin, but foine cuts of roast bafe an lashins OF
the best whisky. Mkt, whin We are dead, yen
have such foine funeral that the folks on the
sidewalk'll be afther askin', wild their eyes
stckin' out like Holsters, 'Shure, who's in
the coffin?' An whin We are buried well take
such exsadin' good care of your wives and chill
dren that they'll all be rejoicin' greatly because
they're widders an orphans"
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TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY a.

missioned officers and $50 enlisted men. and
lost three officers aud 80 men killed, wounded
and missing.
i wish 20 mention n heroic act by Second
Lieut.. Hezekiah Hammers, Of Co. X. He no.
ticed that the old flag was no longer visible,
aud he ran 90 where lac knew il should be, and
found the cOlor-bearer and guard all dead or
badly wounded. lie grasped the dear old flag
that we had so often followed and bore it from
the Geld through n terrific shower OF ballots
and canister. Lieut.. Hammers was promoted
respected by all who know him. He was
finally promoted to Captain. and is minus his
left arm. The writer was wounded in the left
wrist with a grapeshot that day. would be
glad TO hear from some of the old 55th Pa,
either through The NATIONAL TRIBUNE or by
letter.--JosIAH HIssoNG, Captain, Co. III, 55th
Pa, Point, Pa.
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The sIlth Pa. Heard From.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; 1t has been
quite while since j asked in your columns
who was the first 10 stampede at Fort Malone,
April 2, 1865, but there has been no answer. 1t
was no flag planting" or it would have been
numerously answered. l was "A member of Co.
III, 2llth Pa.-the worst company in the regi-
ment 10 scatter on a march. Ii was called by
Co. L the Turkey company" Co. i always
kept its rank and file, and the Co. boys were
the hos" foragers At one time they took a
droveof a hundred sheep or more, built rail
pen, put them in and were going to carry on
the butcher business, when the Overseer went
TO headquarters and got an order TO have the
sheep released.
The men Of the 21lth learned the art Of war
very fast, and as they were fresh fish in Au-
gust. "a, they could go through a Sutler at the
beginning Of '65 pretty well. ] would like TO
see some letters from my old comrades They
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could tell what it was to do picket duty ut
Bermuda Hundred, and also what it was to be
on reserve in front Of Petersburg. When there
was anything wrong on the right or left We had
to go-such as keeping open the communica-
tion between the Fifth Corps and the main
army out along the Jerusalem plank road, or
supporting the Second Corps on the left at the
yellow house. Oh. yes, it was pleasure-in a
horn-tO DO on the reserve"
was one OF the kids" being lei years old.
had two brothers who enlisted at Is years of
age, and as / was anxious to go, was "18 "
also. There were four brothers OF US. The old
est was wounded down about Island No. 10, and
the second was killed at Fredericksburg,
while the third and myself got home safely,
except bad health.-ABRAM BEAM, Co. II, 2i1th
Pa, StrattOn, Neb.
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4 British Mnn.or.Mrr Insults Ireland.

DUBLIN, June 22.-Mr. William NJ Murphy,
n Nationalist Member of Parliament, while
sailing in his yacht in Bantry Bay to-day with
a party Of friends, hoisted a small green flag.
The Captain of III. II. S. Shannon, upon MOTTO
ing this action, sent party OF marines to the
yacht with orders TO haul down the flag and
carry it of. These instructions were obeyed.
Ii IS expected that. as protest against this act
of the Captain of the Shannon the Bantry re-
gatta, which had been fixed for Monday, will
be- postponed until the Shannon leaves the bay
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Suffering In a Good Cause.

Kerrigan lin the attie)-Pfwhat happened
to me razor Julie? It's shkinnin' me. it is!
Mrs. Kerrigan (below)-Shure, darlint Ro-
sic wuz afther thrimmin' tn goats hoofs a
little. SOrra tn bit she cud climb ter Mrs.
Casey's tomato vines mkt dure, widOut it!
Kerrigan-All rOight, acushlai It's pullin'
taeks wild it Oh fought yez was; but tn nanny
goats milk mustn't be KEEP shWate, az me chakes
kims of!
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Comrade George f. Fownes, 13i Park Row,
New York, has gotten up a very pretty medal
in white metal for the Reunion of the Army of
the Potomac Society at Saratoga. On the re-
verse is a representation Of the National monu-
nent at Saratoga.
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NOTES.

The Church ReUier. Edited by the Rev. Henry
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Her's Maga=iHe a paper on the Revival of Handi-
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labor. The interest which the whole subject Of
manual training is exciting adds special timeli-
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Will be issued from the press Of the Globe
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characters met with at seashore and mountain
resorts, entitled Summer Folks" by Two
Macs. A leading feature of the work is the
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Recent reports in the newspapers concerning
faith cures and deaths, said to have been Oc-
casi0ned by faith-healing or Christian Science
DoctOring, render particularly timely DIR.
Buckley's article in the forthcoming Century on
Christian Science" and mind Cure" DIR.
Buckley is the editor of the Methodist Christian
AdrOcdte, and the author of the recent papers in
The Century on Faith Healing and Kindred
Phenomena" Among the euriosities of the
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The title Of Sidney LCska's new romance
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school Tactics" is a valuable little work
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OF active practice before the various Departments enables
70 give the benefit of my experience my clients
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Our Choice.

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-11
a TERRIBLE TOBOGGAN.
Marrow Escape frOm Death on the
ROb0ken IL" Road.
uIe-nl11

One of the cable-cars of the North
Hudson Elevated Railroad Company,
which runs along the inclined trestIe-
work from Hoboken ferry to Palisade
avenue, ON Jersey City Heights, started
from the ferry at twenty minutes past 6
o'clock last evening with 13S passengers
on board Samuel Edmundson was
conductor and Michael Whalen grip
man. When about half way up the
PERCEPTIONS incline the apparatus hold
ing the cable broke under the great
weight. The car suddenly halted and
then began TO retrograde with quickly
increasing speed.
Instantly the passengers, who were
mostly standing up, realized the situa-
ton and became panic-stricken. Az
least half of the imperilled passengers
were young women, returning home
from their days work in this city.
They were indeed more self-possessed
than the men, some of whom attempted
to leap from the car into the abyss, 12j
feet below. During the single minute
that elapsed before the danger was
over pandemoniun prevailed. The
conductor shouted in vain TO the peo-
pie to remain quiet.
William F. Kern, of the Fourth dis
trict, commissioner of public works,
wasthe only passenger who took instant
measures for safety. He seized the
brake and took possession of the front
platform. When terrified passenger
sought to gain chance to leap from the
flying car Mr.. Kern pushed and pound
ed him back through the door. Grip
man Whalen went to the rear platform
and struggled with the grip at the other
end of the car. His superhuman efforts
resulted in a gradual lessening of the
speed, and the car reached the ferry
without being crushed to splinters, as
at one time seemed inevitable.
No one was seriously injured, and
the passengers plucked up courage to
again attempt the ascent which was
successfully made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-11
A STARTLING SUICIDE.
Going to His Death from a Pale OF
Railroad Ties.

A Philadelphia special of the 9Th
says About / o'clock this afternoon
William b. Cush, station agent on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Bridesburg,
was startled by the report of pistol,
and saw the body OF man tumble off
a pile Of railroad ties upon which he
had been seated, about one hundred
yards from the station. Mr.. Cush
fastened to the spot, but when he
arrived the man was dead. lie had
shot himself in the head just
above the right ear, the ball pene-
trating the brim of his black
Derby hat. Officer Henry Smith, who
lives near the station, was summoned,
and, procuringan ambulance, removed
the body to the Fifteenth district sta
tion-house. Upon searching his person
there was found "a morocco pocket-book
containing S125 in notes, some cards
and unpaid bills, q valuable gold watch
and chain with gold charm i'll the shape
of a beer barrel, upon the bottom of
which the initials "F. r. W." were
cut; plain gold ring engraved on the
inside &C. W. to T. W., jan 6, 1881 y;
a purse containing $31.1S in gold and
silver coin and pennies; an Odd-Fel.
lows gold scarf-pin tive-chambered
revolver; a pen-knife; and a bunch of
keys A metal tag upon the keys bore
the name and address Of +. Il. Whalis,
No. 19l mo street., Hoboken, n. j.
The suicide was apparently about
forty or forty-five years of age, five
feet six or seven inches in height, and
stout, weighing about 1870 pounds. He
had light, sandy hair, and wore blonde
moustache and goatee, and was evil
IDENTIFY German. He was dressed in
a blue chinchilla overcoat, brown knit
jacket, brownsmiXed vest, pepper-and-
salt trousers, and long boots. Upon
the cards found on his person appeared
the same name as on the keys, with the
words "Bottlerof Ehret's Beer printed
in one corner. This evening the body
was removed to the morgue, and the
coroner took charge of the dead man S
effects
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Thousands OF Centipedes and Seer-
pions Take Possession ola
Schooner.
New York World. ]


Captain Hall and the crew of the
schooner Lucy t. Harvey, which ar
rived at Philadelphia on Tuesday from
Port au- Prince, laden with logwOod
and cedar, told of very strange Incl
dent which happened during the voy-
age. The story was reported at the
Maritime Exchange in this city yester-
day as follows: When the vessel had
been but few days out large number
Of centipedes of the most poisonous
kind were discovered crawling about on
the deck. The crew-all of whom were
negroes-became terror. stricken, but
finally the captain managed to get them
to work with buckets of hot water, and
the centipedes were soon disposed Of
A few days afterward the steward
discovered that the galley was swarming
with centipedes and scorpions. The
reptiles became frightened at the light
from lantern which one Of the crew
carried when they entered the galley,
and they fed TO the deck. The men
made up their minds that the vessel
was doomed, and climbed up into the
rigging and refused to come down when
commanded by the captain. They
stayed aloft for two days, only coming
down to get something TO cat and then
TO hasten back. A large Newfound-
land dog which remained ON deck was
bitten by the reptiles and died in great
agony. After the reptiles had held full
sway over the vessel for two days gale
came up and the heavy seas which
washed over the vessel swept the army
of reptiles, which numbered well up in
the thousands, into the sea. Those
that were not swept overheard died
from the cold. IL is thought that the
reptiles got aboard the vessel in the
cargo, which was much decsyed.